Longitudinal trajectories of nutrition-related biomarkers and mortality risk in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a joint modeling analysis (opens in new tab)

BackgroundMalnutrition and nutrition-related abnormalities are common in people with kidney failure, particularly among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, and are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Nutritional status and related biological processes are dynamic; however, the prognostic relevance of their longitudinal changes remains incompletely understood.ObjectiveTo investigate the associations between longitudinal trajectories of nutrition-related biomarkers and all-cause...